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May 25, 2022 > Jun 20, 2022
Günter Peter Straschek
Militant Film and Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
The exhibition on Straschek at CINEMATEK gives the possibility to discover his films for the first time in Belgium, as well as films of other 1968 militant filmmakers who were close to him.
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It reflects and questions a certain time and, like other art forms, offers unique keys to study the present and the past. The Royal Film Archive is happy to guide you in your research, whether professionally or as an enthusiast. The archive is also involved in national and international research projects and strives to share the results and insights arising from these with a wide audience. On this page you will find useful tools to start your research and some examples of projects and publications.
Managing and opening up collections also means constantly looking for new insights, ideas and instruments. We do this together with research institutions, archives and museums and other innovative players within the heritage field through various national and international research projects.
Below is a selection of this diversity of projects.
The Royal Belgian Film Archive collects and preserves a unique collection of films and has one of the richest and most diverse film collections in Europe (including countless non-fiction films and newsreels), which combined form a real visual memory of our history. Despite the focus within CINEMATEK on the Belgian film heritage, the archive has a large collection of international masterpieces from film history.
CINEMATEK regularly enriches its collections thanks to deposits and donations received from Belgian distributors and producers, as well as collections from Belgian and foreign institutions and individuals. Before they can be stored in our air-conditioned warehouses, these items go through various stages:
CINEMATEK also aims to collect as much documentation (photos, posters, and documents) about cinema and to ensure that these documents are consulted. Find out more about our Film Related collections.
When we think of CINEMATEK's purpose, we think first and foremost of our Museum of Cinema, of screenings of great classics and unique films on the big screen, or the objects and inventions associated with filmmaking that are exhibited there. However, the often forgotten reason for our institution's existence, which is both the hidden face and the beating heart of CINEMATEK, is the preservation and restoration of films.